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Am! here I stand bencaui the vinos, >
??'SVfth^ ! } tu,
.hid ?imdhihi; Tempts are? how to aay n .
vrwUlthutl was dead.1' :1 17 I
For I have Wi'dtliblf tlie tu ili^it sthrs
Shine in Oje cTgudlc^ bhic.. j.. T J
Xijjdit after ni{"iilthcy nc,vjer fail?
Thev conic?whv wilLnot vu'ti?
.5 fa! ,"H. .'
I stand and watt in trembling shade,
But wait, a Ins ! in vaini . . I
The perfumed flowers look down antlkde
The tears that fall. like rain. ? '
Sometime they Ufcd thbir dew-drop tears,
As if in sympathy. ' ' ''
?iNd trled-to" tdniM myhenrt fiJ Milnfe ,
They're wcepin-then wltll Wie.
Weep on, sweet Ujjwepj^lt ueijj yO?lr to}irsr
And stur.s?your hriidit eyes elo.-i.
A jdoqiu has, i^pt foftftmj llpMJTt-.- 11
. Tliat.eaclj.djy ^1Wi0*?V* M
.? .?fc*a-?Sjfcj?.i.. -?,.??^kott.
?-r-rrrr^T,!-. |f--l!..'.U.i.tj-uii/ ?"W
).!' ?/ dr: -?d? lol .^i!?JJ* ? ?il?wn?M
?In one' of the lilli.^l.i^Tn'tli^.tlhv
stree^p^idiy^i^iJ^ni^lWdn tuiry ntjt))jjt;
ing, a window-stood open on the ilntw
''SVij^HloW^ydr^-^SI wide open that the
railing* below, ^n}^ed,,1vlu^>4^tuti)'i of
hyacinths bursting their bulbs, und bebt
time with floury shoes^itu thennfos of a
wild uiul plaihtjve melody, uniting from'
the pianoforte within.- bn? o* .
* 'Though a delicate* little ftreiilcfjwfti
jstrtylce" luM hot yet' been removed tl rum
jts ?si^nokt'eg^ejl,'table, the per%pu r at
the instrument.,wns already luvtted and
lutbited for a ride. Her whole heart'
nevcrthclesst>8ecined to bo in thnfiprt gl
her lingers while' ?be-played, <1 rawing
from tho keys stich sighs of piteous plaint,,
such sobs of sweet seductive sorrow, as
ravished the 'soul of the. baker ludow,
creating a strong desire tg,pealu the win
dow sill, and peep into the room, r, Could
be have executed hucIi a feat,'! this is
what he would have seer..;
A woman of twenty five, tall'," slim
waisted, with a wealth of blue-ldac^k hair,
all made fast and coiled away ^enenth
her riding hat in shining,, folds,, massive
us a three-inch rouble*, oA .^wornan of ]
graceful, gestures, undulating like a ser
?pent; of u shapely figure,1 denoting father
the graces of action than the beauty of ]
repose! lithe, .self-reliant, full of latent,
energy, betraying in every movement an
inborn pride, tamoless though kept down,
and incurable- as;-Lucifer's beforo his full.
T-ho-white; httbdi? moving bo doftly over
the keys were"strong "tvn'd nervous, with'
l:trg(!'blue veins and taper" fingers; such
i j.spJuletwi))^s1vc^I(4|apds1aA strike with
out.pity, and holfi witli tonnrious grasp? )
r uch bunds as" marty1 a' lofty head has
Ko-A^'tri'lt^rc^ltyi aittl 'tlmi^ht no
shdthK,' -LW'Mnd lower, site bent over
ihern while she PUtVCU?softer and softer
sunk and ^welled, and died a>\*a)\ the
sail suggestivenotes, bursting at last into
a peal and crash of harmony, through
which there came :i short ?.otick gasp for
'bfbath like u sob. Thea she shut the
'pianoforte with a bang, and walked to
the glass ,9ver the fire-place. It reflected
a (strange 1 y-fascinating face, so irregular
of features that women sdhiotimcs called
it "positively plain ;" but on which the
other sex felt neither better nor 'wiser
men when they looked. The check
bones, chin, and jaws were prominent;
the eye-brows, though arched, too thick
for feminine beauty, the mouth too firm,
in spite of its broad white teeth, aud
dark shade pencilled on tho upper lip,
in spite even of its saucy curl and bright
bewildering smile. But when she lifted
her flashing eyes, fringed in their long
black iashes, there was no more to be
said. I They seemed to blaze and softem
.?bine and swim, all in one glance that
went straight to a man's heart, and made
him wince with a thrill akin to pain.
Palo women protested she had too
much color, and vowed she painted ; but
no cosmetics ever yet concocted could
have imitated her deep rieh tints, glow
ing likd those-of the black-browed beau
ties one sees in Southern Europe, as if
the blood ran crimson beneath her .-kin
?as if sho had caught warmth and
vitality from their generous climate, and
their sunny, smiling skies. "When she
blushed, it was like the glory of neon
day; n'id she blushed now, while there
earne st, trampling of hoofs in the street,
a ring at the door-bell.
Tho color faded front her brow, never"
thi'los. before a .manH'ricihfl.wcltivhc.:vili
on Hie staircase; and her visitor was ush
ered into the room as "General St. Jos
"You are early, General," said she.
-gividg him 'her hand With rby'ul eohde
'HctHjfipfi'} '''early, but ''welcome,' and?
ami?the horses will; be round in live
minutes. Have you had any breakfnst?
I ant afraid my coffee is quite cold." Gen
eral St,., .Josephs know ' what it' was to
starve in the Crimea and broil in the
Mutiny; hud been shot at very often by
guns of various calibres;' had brbdght
into discipline tine of the worst-drilled
regiments in the - servjee; and xyus, a dis
tinguished officer; past forty yours of age,
What made his heart beat, and his
hands turn cold ? Why did the. blood
rush to his temples, while .-he gave him
greeting?
?'Don't hurry, pruy !" said he; "I can
wait as long as you like. I'd wait the
whole day for you, ?f that was till!"
He spoke in U husky voice, as if bis
lips were. dry'. Perhaps that was the
reason she seemed not to hear.
Throwing the window wide open, *be
.lopkccldown the street. Taking more of.
that-thoroughfare than was convenient
by advancing lengthways, with many
plungciTand lathings out, and whiskings
of her long square tail, a black mure
with a side-saddle was gradually ap
proaching the door. The groom who
led .her Seemed not a little relieved when
ho got her to stand by the curb-stone,
patting her noso and whispering many
expletives suggestive of composure and
docility.
/This attendant, though gloved, booted,
add bolted for a ride, felt obviously that
one such charge as he had taken in hand
Was enough. He meant to fetch his own
horse from the stable, as soon ns his mis*
jaTcvs was in the saddle. >
;,A staid person, out of livery', came to
the door, looking up and down the street,
with tho weary air of a man who resides
chiefly in his pantry. He condescended
to remark, however, that "Miss Douglas
w^s a-comin'' down, and the mat e's coat
had a polish on her, same as if she'd been
, varnished 1"
.?rr_?_?.?-1 Ii yt7;
AVhiJo tho groom winked iu reply,
Miss Douglas appeaj^ou, the pavement;
and tho baker, delivering loaves.'three
d?ors off, turned roiu^J/tp, wonder and ap
prove.
. "May I put youupr.' said the General,
meekly, almost timidj /.
How different -the tone, and yet it was
the same voice that had heretofore rung
out so firm and clear in stress of mortal
danger, with its' stirriUg order?
"The light Brigade will advance!"
"No, thank you," said Miss Douglas
coldly; "Tiger Tim dyes the heavy busi
ness. Now, Tim?oile-T-two?three !"
"Three" landed hcv lightl) in the sad
dle, and tho black:marc stood like a
sheep. One turn o?her' d'o?t, one kick
of her habit?Miss Douglas was establish
ed where she lookod+dier best, felt her
best, and liked best to be ia the world.
?So she patted the black uiaro's: neck, a
caress her favorite acknowledged with
such a bound as might have unseated
Bcllerophon; and followed by Tim, on a
good-look big chesnut^ rode off with her
admiring Genend to the "ark.
Who is .Miss Douglas? This was the
question ovcrybodyiufffted, itnd answered
too, for that matter, But notsatisfaetorily.
Blanche Douglas, such was the misnomer
of this bli.ck-browc't;^ lady, had been in
London for two years,, yet given no ac
count of ho'r antecedents, shown no vouch
ers for her identity.' To cross-question
her, was not a pltm<rnt undertaking, as
Douglas," indeed, out of spite, till a fem
inine wit and genius of the brightest
lustre gave her the nickname of "Satan
clla," und its Satanella she was hence
forth know n in all societies.
After that, people seemed ' m<Sre re
assured, and rtiscovered, or1 possibly in
vented for her, stich histories as they con
sidered satisfactbry to themselves. She
was tho orphan, some paid, of a spcoula
tivo naval officer, who had ''married the
co?sin of a pocV. Her father was drow n
ed otf Tencriffe; her Mother died of a
broken heart. The prl was brought up
in a west-country stihool till the came of
age; she had a thousand a year, and
lived near South Aidloy-strect with her
aunt, a person of ' veak intellect, like
many'old women of yaih' ricxW.' She was
oddish bcr.-clf, nod rather hud style; but
there Wa* no harrh iij her.
This was tho gbj>d-natiircd version.
The ill-natured one
eslicdi The father
the mother ran away
mud; and the west-ci
French con vent. '*
thousand a vear wet
tbe above trav
ail cut bis throat;
rom him, and went
untry school was a
lie aunt and the
equally fauulqus,
She wa's loiid, bold, jltorsy,' more than
queer, and where thijmoncy came from
house neai' South
ibled her to carry
that kept the little
A udlcy-street' and en
on,goodness only kniv!
Still sin- held her ?|v
men fell in love with
ers," she told Mrs. f?llender, who told
me, "an; romantic?|?ry, and rheumatic
also, a fttire jiieurdr
my dear, i.- toUchii
incom cnient."
Mrs. Cullender
old ??xtoh would
made her a peeress
her linger, and deelai
rn, ami all the old
her. "My ndmir?
The combination,
|r, btit exceedingly
rthev' affirms that
lave married and
ad she but held up
s she saw Counsel
lor or Cramp go dbVfi on his knees to
her, falling forward on his hands, how
ever, before lie (soul get up again, and
thus finishing his det aratioti, as it were,
on all fours.
But .she would lave none of these,
inclining rather to ntn of firmer mould,
I and captivating espccjdly the gallant do
[ leaders of their eouury by sea and land.
Admirals are all ^ii?icept^>/^i mero or^I&v
and tickbi a^ . thp: winds,,they; record5
their, iog-jbookn. - So BiTC-BwtTcelj'" allowed"
thorn ? to count in her sCoro? butlat'one"
time .she liad' Heven gcnerai-ofiic^'tm1
the. lint, with colonels and'mftj?rs in'phi-'
portion.
Her liU? conquest was St. .Tosephs?a'
handsome man, and a proud, cold, rese^v
ed deep-hoar ted, veiling under an'?icy1
demeanour a temper sensitive as agrrl'B/
How many women would have delighted
to lead such a captive up and'lloxyivthfc
Hide; and show him oft' as the keeper
shows oil'his hear in its chain! 'How
many would have paraded their sov
ereignty over this stern and <ptiot vcferan',
till their own hearts were gone, and they
longed to change places with their vic
tim, to serve where they had.thought on
ly to command!
In February London begins to awake
out of its winter sleep. , Some of the great
houses have alrendy got their blinds'up
and their door-steps cleaned. Well
known faces are hurrying about the
streets, and a few equestrians- spot the'
Hide, Hiko edrly nibs crawling over a
wiridoWrpa'rVe.^ The black.1 jnare lashed
out at one of these with a yioloncc that
brought his heart iuto. the soldier's
mouth, executing thereafter porno half
dozen long and dangerous plunges, [Bliss
Douglas eat perfectly still, giving the
animal plenty of rein; then administered
one severe cut with a^atiff riding-whip,
that left its mark on the smooth slmiing,
skin; and having thus as8ertedThcr8elt,
made much of her favourite, as if sho
loved it all thc better for its wilfulness.
"I .wish you wouldn't ride thftt brutojf},
said iho General, tettaetlyV "She'll gftt,
out of your linnd'sonle! of*these'days, and,
! then there'll he ? smash !" "' M '
! "Not ride her!" answered ^ttss I)ouglas,
openin/jMrer black'eyes w ide. "Not ride,
my own beautiful pet! General, should,
deserve never to get iuto,a sidc-siidd.lo
again l"
"For the fake of your Irinas,^ urged
the other, drawing very close wjtp>t?]
pressure of the leg to his own horse's.side;
"for the sake of tlios? w ho euro for you;
for?for?my?sake?Miss Douglas!" ,n(
His hand was almost .on the niarc's;
ntck, his head bout towards its rider. If
a man of his age can look "spoony," the
General was at that moment a ntsupjecti
Ihr ridicule to every Cornet in the Service.
' Laughing rather scornfully, with a
turn' Af" her 'wrist she put a couple of
Ii? ii ? I'm ' *b
yards between them. ? ; ?
'"Not'eveii for your sake. General, wilF
I give up luv darling, t )o you trunk jl J
havenohc.?|H?an?fi oT
His brow clouded. He looked vety
stjpruvaudj sad, but gu1|)e*ird6wH what-.
eyer^Ve was tgoing to isay;. nudaSked,
instead; "why are you so fond of that
ma re V She's handsome enough, no
doubt, and can go fast; but still, she is
not thq. least what I call a holy's horse."
"Tina's my secret;'' answered Misi
Douglas playfully; "wouldmt you give,
the world to know V" .
She hml a ycry winning way, when
she chose, nil. the more taking from its |
contrast to her i ordinary manner. Hai
felt its iulluenco now. [i tn j 71
"'1 believe I would give you tho world
if I had it, and noti evem ask for your:
secret, in exchange," was l\U roplyi "One
more turn, Miss Douglas, J. out rent:you
I (, for she was edging away as if for homo.)
It is not near luncheon-time, and I was
going to say Miss Douglas?I was going
to suy?"
"Don'tsay it now!" she exclaimed, with
a shake of her bridle that brought the
mat e in two bounds close to the footway.
"I must go and speak to him! I declare
?ihc knows hint again, lies got. anew
mob relink i Thefe h? laVh-t vi>rti
'H^'Wion ov^t.i ,-. - I !i;:t.r
tM^AYhy 1" Daisy !V- -
n i r "IW-it/ iDaisyri";saidi tho.GtJaefcal, ami
roll? moodily out of tho Path,.
> . . . i . i ? !. ? . G?i//ct>??<H itfngozi nc.
? > i:>i, ! ?:????. 1"'^- Vr?"''0 ll'.tllI; d
Tun .Gkf.at i .Misuos fa^iOx.^
fjj tea t i ndoejl (jsf tjie tii^k assiguedj to wo
man ! Who can elevate itp.digujty.,? Not
ito make laws, not to ^ead armies, not to
govern empires J but. to .^ft .ftoso by
whoin^ (laws are nuvTe, nrmi?sf Jqd, and
empires governed.?;,.to guarjl ^just the
slightest taint ,?f ^bojjjly infb^n/ty the
frail", yet epo^ss "creatur^ wjiotjc^moral
no less tban^ys^cal bejngjm^st'bo de
rived frorn ber.j tOj.jnspi^^tlios/s prin
ciples, to inculcate, ?tbo^q, doctrine?, to
auunat.e tbose sontjiraeu's whi^lrgenera
-tibnp, yet unborn, and nations (yet un
civilized, will . l.earn, to.; bless; to soften
firmness into meijcyj^aqd chasten honor
into refinement; to exalt generosity into
a virtue witfi ^soothing ci^fe; to allay
thei .anguisl^ of tlje miud ; by Jier tender
nessi. to disarm passion) by^pr p^rity to
triumph over guilt; to. cheer tho scholar
sinking under , bjs jtpjh.. ?uch is. her vo
'cauon. (.TliOj couch iof., Urn j^tjortured
sufferer, the prison of tho desqrte^if iend,
the cro5.s of the rejected SaYiourp-rtheso
are theatres on whjch ,11er .greatest
triumphs hnvo been achieved.: Such is
her destiny: to visit tlxo^Qr^a'jie, to tond
the neglected v .wjLejiujnQnarchs aband
on, whn^^mu^uiii^trap, when justice
persecutes, when brethren and disciples
flee, to remain unshaken and unchanged,
and'to exMlilt to thislciwer worm a typo
?? that ItWe/?
which In another'Nye .are teuchtto be
lic^ the m%mmh!?m^m
Don Piatt ^^^^"fflloTO
with a fat' girl; sho was very fleshy; she
to?^e'nottoi?^ ^ou^reo orrnv true
hWe c&me io-griof^'wassit^ing'w^ her
in thedim Wiliglit ?ubeyeriing. I wassen
thrientaljl?tud many softthtngsj I embrac
ed part'?f ljer.1 Wseerae^ She
Trcfpienuy turned, her lovely head from
Ync. At last I thought I heard the murmur
of v?fdes'W jlie otlter siijje. t arose and
walked' nroiinrf,' anu^bea 1 found another
fellow' c?nVti'ng her on 'tlie 'left side. I
wHs Thdr^nant, and upbfai^e'd her for her
i'rtdchery'ih tliU^' concealing from me an
bthWlbvi6,rBHo,!laliglf?lt1S my conceit,
as if she were uot big enoiigh to have
? A ilo'ty is'ibld'ofa'Vusfic youth aud
? uuxom^couniry gli'l wHb sat racing each
other 'at 'irhMskiflg P party. The youth
tsmittfeh wUW<tlr& eh'Afms of the be??tful
?maiden, only1vc'ntnrcd a'sly l<Sok, and now
laiifltheivto?cliirig' PWfy^s4bot;Wittdeti tho
table. The girl detormm?d to make the
youth express whrit lib appeared so' wtirmly
to teoi, bore "with thcitf a'dvanc'es'a Ifttlo
while in! silence- wheii!sho 'ferfed Out:
"Look'hero, if You"kWc itie, sti)v so, but
don't dirty my stockings."
it is not enough JLkat you arc praised
by thegoodj you have failed'somewhere
jo (your duty if yoii uro not : 'dureed: -by
.tJio,ba/L,,, mliiqoq in.iu ?nut'to 'Uif.tf.
Peace'S the seuiinel"it fEo soul, wlnclv
keens th'e heart and \\\\nd ol' the Christian
through' Christ Jesul'V ? 7 1
AVe stifKir moro from auger aud grief
than from tho very things' for whim wo
anger and griovc.
How a man hates to bo seen siitiug
down on a slippery sidewalk.
A Wiudsor, Canada, man raflled oft'
Ida family Bible at ten cents a shake.